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Six rescued after multi-storey building collapses in New Delhi

From The Straits Times · () English

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  • Six people were rescued after a five-storey building with a basement collapsed in South-West Delhi, Indian news agency ANI reported, citing police.
  • The building served as guest accommodation, and repair work was taking place in the basement when it fell; authorities had not immediately established how many people were inside.

Six people were rescued after a multi-storey building collapsed in New Delhi, with repair work under way in its basement, Indian news agency ANI reported, citing police.

The building stood in South-West Delhi and was being used as guest accommodation. It consisted of a basement and five upper floors. The number of people inside when the structure collapsed was not immediately known.

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on X that all agencies were coordinating their response and focusing on the rescue operation. Delhi police did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

All agencies are working in coordination, with every effort focused on the safe rescue.

· Rekha GuptaThe Delhi chief minister described the authorities’ response after the collapse.
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